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The Marriage Tax Penalty and Subsidy under Tax Reform

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  • Douglas W. Mitchell

    (University of West Virginia)

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This paper considers the tax treatment of marriage implied by the Tax Reform Act of 1986. It is shown, first, that the maximum marriage subsidy varies erratically and widely over a range comparable to that in the prereform tax system. Second, the maximum marriage penalty varies erratically, but less widely, again over a range comparable to that in the old tax system. And third, the fraction of possible values of secondary income that lead to a marriage subsidy rather than penalty varies erratically over a range much wider than that in the prereform system.

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  • Douglas W. Mitchell, 1989. "The Marriage Tax Penalty and Subsidy under Tax Reform," Eastern Economic Journal, Eastern Economic Association, vol. 15(2), pages 113-116, Apr-Jun.
  • Handle: RePEc:eej:eeconj:v:15:y:1989:i:2:p:113-116
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